European news for Ireland
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a warning that Ireland needs to do more to ensure its long term economic “resilience” and will have to up…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €288 million loan for Dublin Airport to improve its energy efficiency. The loan covers near half of the project’s total cost of…
Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan will help to make farming greener, but not at the pace that the EU demands, that’s according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).…
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Ireland broke EU law by not sufficiently reducing levels of chemical compounds in drinking water. Under a directive dating back to 1998,…
Ireland continues to lag behind the rest of Europe for organic farming. Latest data compiled by the EU’s statistics agency suggests only around two per cent of Ireland’s agricultural land…